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VGP - Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son on March 30 presented his credentials to Monaco’s Prince Albert II in Monte Carlo and conveyed State President Truong Tan Sang’s invitation to him to visit Viet Nam.

A planned project to expand the taxiway and apron at Tan Son Nhat International Airport will not affect the travel of passengers and the operations of airlines, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tan Son Nhat International Airport, HCM City, is planning to restrict the exploitation of runway 25R/07L to widen the runway and the parking lot from April 10 to June 25. This may affect up to thousands of flights.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said it will not approve a proposal for the maintenance of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in a two-month period which may lead to thousands of passengers being grounded during the peak season.

A number of major airports, including Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, will undergo repairs between April and June, and the number of flights will be reduced as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced.

Vietnamese carriers are complaining that a proposed plan to upgrade the taxiway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport will force them to cancel hundreds of flights and millions of passengers to change their flying time during the construction work, thus affecting their business.

The Ministry of Public Security has issued orders prohibiting the overseas departures of any individuals who could be responsible for last Wednesday's deadly scaffolding collapse in the Vung Ang Economic Zone.